Category: Coats
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Me-Made-May’14 (3rd post)
My 3rd Me-Made-May’14 post and I’m still hanging in there! How are you doing? Monday, May 12 – a knit skirt I made long ago. Sophie has checked it out and given her approval. Tuesday, May 13 – Along with my pea coat, blogged here, my jean jacket is another favourite of mine! I wore…
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It’s done!! Seriously!!
Well it is Friday night and I am exhausted, but happy! Exhausted because it was a busy work week and happy because I got to wear MY NEW COAT to work all week. It was wonderful, not too hot and not too cold, but juuuust RIGHT! (I sound like Goldilocks and I am not even…
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ACKKK !!
Look at this! I have stared and measured, measured and stared, and finally I have gotten the placement right (and the nerve) to sew my toggle closures on to my pea coat! First one done! Oh… wait! I can’t sew the lining in now. There is no seam allowance to sew it to! Sewing the…
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It’s done! Well… Almost!
Perhaps you recall, before Christmas, I was working on my pea coat. Well I am back at it again and really close to finishing! I really like how thick this material is (wool Melton) and with the right needle and thread and some pressing, it’s so easy to sew and the seams lie so flat!…
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My Ambitious Rainbow.
I am now able to get back to my own sewing. The craft fair is done (very happily and successfully). The additional Infinity Scarf orders have been done (Thank you to my customers). I am now on my three week holiday from work (Yippee!). My Christmas presents have been done or purchased, whatever the case…
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Oh my! Oh my!
So I am imaging a busy couple of weeks/weekends ahead. A friend has invited my sister and me to bring “our stuff” to her… let’s call it a “neighbourhood craft fair”. I think she has rounded up about 15 crafters. I’m not sure about my sister, but it is the first such thing for me.…